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22 November A new European Commission takes office with José Manuel Barroso as its President.
22 noiembrie Își începe mandatul o nouă Comisie Europeană, prezidată de José Manuel Barroso.
7–8 December In Nice, the European Council reaches agreement on the text of a new Treaty changing the EU’s decision-making system so that the Union will be ready for enlargement.
78 decembrie La Nisa, Consiliul European adoptă o decizie comună cu privire la textul unui nou tratat, care schimbă sistemul de luare a deciziilor în cadrul UE, în perspectiva pregătirii pentru extindere.
The presidents of the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission solemnly proclaim the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Președinii Parlamentului European, ai Consiliului European și ai Comisiei proclamă solemn Carta drepturilor fundamentale a Uniunii Europene.
26 February Signing of the Treaty of Nice.
26 februarie Se semnează Tratatul de la Nisa.
It comes into force on 1 February 2003.
Acesta intră în vigoare la data de 1 februarie 2003.
29 May and 1 June Voters in France reject the Constitution in a referendum, followed three days later by voters in the Netherlands.
29 mai și 1 iunie Se înregistrează o majoritate de voturi negative din partea Franei ca rezultat al referendumului asupra Constituiei, urmat la scurt timp și de votul negativ al ărilor de Jos.
3 October Accession negotiations begin with Turkey and Croatia.
3 octombrie Deschiderea negocierile de aderare cu Turcia și Croaia.
14–15 December Laeken European Council.
14-15 decembrie Reuniunea Consiliului European de la Laeken.
A declaration on the future of the EU is agreed.
Este adoptată o declaraie privind viitorul UE.
This opens the way for the forthcoming major reform of the EU and for the creation of a Convention to draft a European Constitution.
Se deschide astfel calea către o nouă reformă instituională a UE și către crearea unei Convenii în vederea elaborării unui proiect de Constituie Europeană.
1 January Euro notes and coins are introduced in the 12 euro-area countries.
1 ianuarie Intră în circulaie bancnotele și monedele euro pe teritoriul celor 12 state din zona euro.
13 December The Copenhagen European Council agrees that 10 of the candidate countries (Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) can join the EU on 1 May 2004.
13 decembrie Consiliul European de la Copenhaga aprobă ocial aderarea la Uniune a celor 10 ări candidate (Cipru, Republica Cehă, Estonia, Ungaria, Letonia, Lituania, Malta, Polonia, Slovacia și Slovenia) la 1 mai 2004.
10 July The Convention on the Future of Europe completes its work on the draft European Constitution.
10 iulie Sunt închise ocial lucrările Conveniei Europene pentru Viitorul Europei prin adoptarea unui proiect de Tratat Constituional.
4 October Start of the intergovernmental conference responsible for drawing up the constitutional treaty.
4 octombrie Începe Conferina Interguvernamentală pentru elaborarea Tratatului Constituional.
Europe in 12 lessons by Pascal Fontaine
Europa în 12 lecii de Pascal Fontaine
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities2006 — 62 pp. — 16.2 x 22.9 cm
Luxemburg: Ociul pentru Publicaii Ociale ale Comunităilor Europene2007 — 62 p. — 16,2 x 22,9 cm
What purpose does the EU serve?
Ce rol îndeplinește Uniunea Europeană?
Why and how was it set up?
De ce și cum a fost îninată?
How does it work?
Cum funcionează?
What has it already achieved for its citizens, and what new challenges does it face today?
Ce a reușit să realizeze până acum în interesul cetăenilor ei și care sunt provocările cu care este nevoită să se confrunte în prezent?
How can citizens get more involved?
Ce poate face pentru ai încuraja pe cetăeni să se implice activ în demersurile sale?
In an age of globalisation, can the EU compete successfully with other major economies and maintain its social standards?
Într-o eră a globalizării, va putea Uniunea să concureze realmente cu celelalte economii mondiale și să își menină în același timp standardele sociale?
Can Europe continue to play a leading role on the world stage and help protect against terrorism?
Va reuși oare Europa să rămână un actor principal pe scena internaională și să susină eforturile de combatere a terorismului mondial?
These are just some of the questions Pascal Fontaine — EU expert and former university lecturer — explores in the new 2007 edition of his popular booklet ‘Europe in 12 lessons’.
Acestea sunt doar câteva dintre întrebările dezbătute de Pascal Fontaine – specialist în domeniul afacerilor europene și fost profesor universitar – publicate în ediia din 2007 a binecunoscutei sale broșuri„Europa în 12 lecii”.
The three main decisionmaking institutions are the:
Există฀trei฀instituţii฀de฀decizie฀principale:
R å European Parliament (EP), which represents the EU’s citizens and is directly elected by them;
cetăţenii฀ UE฀ şi฀ este฀ ales฀ direct฀ de฀ către฀ aceştia;
G T å Council of the European Union, which represents the individual member states;
Æ Consiliul฀ Uniunii฀ Europene , ฀ care฀
O å European Commission,which represents the interests of the Union as a whole.
Æ Comisia฀Europeană,฀care฀reprezintă฀interesele฀
In principle, it is the Commission that proposes new laws, but it is the Parliament and Council that adopt them. The Commission and the member states then implement them, and the Commission enforces them.
Curtea฀de฀Justiţie฀este฀arbitrul฀i฀nal฀în฀litigiile฀din฀ domeniul฀dreptului฀european.
The Court of Justice is the final arbiter in disputes about European law.
Mai฀există฀câteva฀instituţii฀care฀îndeplinesc฀un฀ rol฀esenţial฀în฀funcţionarea฀UE:
The Court of Auditors checks the financing of the Union’s activities.
Æ Comitetul฀Economic฀şi฀Social฀European฀re-
The European Union’s success owes a lot to the unusual way in which it works. Unusual because the countries that make up the EU (its ‘member states’) remain independent sovereign nations but they pool their sovereignty in order to gain a strength and world influence none of them could have on their own.
฀U ฀฀฀฀฀C prezintă฀actorii฀economici฀şi฀sociali฀din฀societatea฀civilă฀organizată,฀precum฀angajatorii฀ şi฀angajaţii,฀sindicatele฀şi฀organizaţiile฀de฀ consumatori;
The EU is, in fact, unique.
Æ Comitetul฀ R eg i un ilo r฀
Pooling sovereignty means, in practice, that the member states delegate some of their decisionmaking powers to shared institutions they have created, so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level.
Succesul฀Uniunii฀Europene฀se฀datorează,฀în฀mare฀ măsură,฀modului฀său฀de฀funcţionare฀neobişnuit.฀ Spunem฀neobişnuit฀pentru฀că฀ţările฀care฀alcă-tuiesc฀UE฀(„statele฀membre”)฀rămân฀naţiuni฀ suverane฀independente,฀dar฀suveranitatea฀tuturor฀este฀reunită฀pentru฀a฀obţine฀o฀putere฀şi฀o฀ inl฀uenţă฀mondială฀pe฀care฀niciuna฀dintre฀ele฀nu฀ ar฀putea฀să฀o฀atingă฀pe฀cont฀propriu.฀Departe฀ de฀a฀i฀฀o฀federaţie,฀ca฀Statele฀Unite฀ale฀americii,฀ UE฀este฀mult฀mai฀mult฀decât฀o฀organizaţie฀pen-tru฀cooperare฀între฀guverne,฀cum฀sunt฀Naţiunile฀ Unite.฀De฀fapt,฀UE฀este฀unică.฀
å European Investment Bank, which finances investment in economic development projects in and outside the EU, and helps small businesses via the European Investment Fund;
Æ Banca฀Europeană฀de฀Investiţii฀i฀nanţează฀in-
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Æ Banca฀Centrală฀Europeană฀este฀responsabilă฀
©EC å European Ombudsman, which investigates complaints about maladministration by EU institutions and bodies;
European฀ investighează฀
The powers and responsibilities of the EU institutions, and the rules and procedures they must follow, are laid down in the Treaties on which the EU is founded.
฀E plângerile฀privind฀administrarea฀defectuoasă฀ înaintate฀împotriva฀instituţiilor฀şi฀organismelor฀UE;
The following chapters describe the Treaties, the EU institutions and the other bodies and agencies, explaining what each entity does and how they interact.
Capitolele฀următoare฀descriu฀tratatele,฀institu-ţiile฀UE฀şi฀alte฀organisme฀şi฀agenţii,฀explicând฀ activitatea฀ iecărei฀ entităţi฀ şi฀ modul฀ în฀ care฀ interacţionează฀cu฀celelalte.
Treaty (Maastricht) renamed it simply ‘the European Community’ (EC).
฀tratatul฀de฀instituire฀a฀Comunităţii฀Europene฀
As the ECSC Treaty approached expiry in 2002, responsibilities for coal and steel were progressively merged into other Treaties.
18฀aprilie฀1951฀la฀Paris,฀intrat฀în฀vigoare฀la฀23฀
å The Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), which was signed on 18 April 1951 in Paris, came into force on 23 July 1952 and expired on 23 July 2002.
18฀aprilie฀1951฀la฀Paris,฀intrat฀în฀vigoare฀la฀23฀ adăugarea฀acestei฀cooperări฀interguvernamen- adăugarea฀acestei฀cooperări฀interguvernamen- iulie฀1952฀şi฀expirat฀la฀23฀iulie฀2002.
It is often referred to as ‘the Treaty of Rome’.
Æ tratatul฀ de฀
At Maastricht, the member state governments also agreed to work together on foreign and security policy, and in the area of ‘justice and home affairs’.
Æ tratatul฀ privind฀ Uniunea ฀ Europeană ฀
The ECSC, EEC and Euratom Treaties created the three ‘European Communities’, i.e. the system of joint decisionmaking on coal, steel, nuclear power and other major sectors of the member states’ economies. The common institutions set up to manage this system were merged in 1967, resulting in a single Commission and a single Council of Ministers.
฀ t ratatele฀CECO,฀CEE฀şi฀Euratom฀au฀creat฀cele฀ trei฀„Comunităţi฀Europene”,฀şi฀anume฀sistemul฀ decizional฀comun฀în฀sectoarele฀cărbunelui,฀oţelului,฀energiei฀atomice฀şi฀în฀alte฀sectoare฀majore฀ale฀ economiilor฀statelor฀membre.฀Instituţiile฀comune฀create฀pentru฀administrarea฀acestui฀sistem฀ au฀fuzionat฀în฀1967,฀rezultând฀o฀Comisie฀unică฀ şi฀un฀Consiliu฀de฀Miniştri฀unic.฀
This is always done by a special conference of the EU’s national governments (an ‘intergovernmental conference’ or IGC).
฀฀ ฀฀ de฀ tratat฀ de฀ instituire฀ a฀ unei฀ naţionale฀ale฀UE฀(o฀„conferinţă฀interguvernamentală”฀sau฀CIG).฀Conferinţele฀interguvernamentale฀ majore฀au฀avut฀ca฀rezultat:฀
It further amended the other Treaties, streamlining the EU’s decisionmaking system so it could continue to work effectively even after further enlargements; å The Single European Act (SEA), which was signed in February 1986 and came into force on 1 July 1987.
Unic฀ European฀ (aUE),฀ semnat฀ în฀
It amended the EEC Treaty and paved the way for completing the single market; å The draft Constitutional Treaty, which was agreed and signed in October 2004, but has not come into force, because it was not ratified by all EU countries.
Constituţii฀pentru฀Europa฀a฀fost฀aprobat฀şi฀ semnat฀în฀octombrie฀2004,฀dar฀nu฀a฀intrat฀în฀ vigoare฀pentru฀că฀nu฀a฀fost฀ratiicat฀de฀toate฀ statele฀membre฀ale฀UE;
E å The Reform Treaty, which was agreed in principle in 2007, but will not come into force until it has been ratified by all member states.
฀฀ ฀฀ la฀ L is a b on a , ฀a su p ra ฀c ăr u ia ฀s -a ฀ februarie฀1986,฀în฀vigoare฀de฀la฀1฀iulie฀1987.฀ acesta฀a฀modiicat฀tratatul฀CEE฀şi฀a฀deschis฀ calea฀pentru฀realizarea฀pieţei฀unice;
A å The Treaty of Amsterdam, which was signed on 2 October 1997 and came into force on 1 May 1999.
Æ tratatul฀ de฀
Decisionmaking at European Union level in-
฀Procesul฀decizional฀la฀nivelul฀Uniunii฀Europene฀
S åthe European Parliament (EP), most EU law-making. In the codecision pro-
U implică฀diferite฀instituţii฀UE,฀în฀special:
I cedure, Parliament shares legislative power
฀C odecizia฀ este฀ procedura฀ utilizată฀ în฀ prezent฀
C equally with the Council.
฀Parlamentul฀European฀(PE/Parlamentul),
If Council and Parliament cannot agree on a
฀ îN
In general, it is the European Commission that proposes new legislation, but it is the Council and Parliament that pass the laws.
S legislative฀noi,฀dar฀Consiliul฀şi฀Parlamentul฀sunt฀ cele฀care฀le฀adoptă.฀în฀anumite฀situaţii,฀Consiliul฀ poate฀hotărî฀singur.฀Există฀şi฀alte฀instituţii฀care฀ au฀un฀rol฀specii฀c฀în฀acest฀proces.
Common positionof the Council
฀ 0 O Z I �I A฀ COMUN � ฀ A฀#ONSILIULUI
Council approves all the EP's amendments
฀ # ON S ILI UL ฀P OA TE ฀ ADOPTA฀ACTUL
Council approves amended common position(i) by a qualified majority if (ii) unanimously if thethe Commission has delivered Commission has delivereda positive opiniona negative opinion
฀ # ON S ILI UL ฀A P RO B � ฀P O Z I �I A฀ COMUN � ฀M O D I F IC AT �I ฀CU ฀M A J OR I TA TE ฀C AL I F IC AT � ฀ � N฀ CA Z UL ฀ II ฀ � N฀ UN AN IM I TA TE ฀ � N฀ CA Z UL ฀ � N฀ � N฀ CARE฀#OMISIA฀A฀EMIS฀UN฀AVIZ฀ CARE฀#OMISIA฀A฀EMIS฀UN฀AVIZ฀ FAVORABIL NEFAVORABIL
Act is not adopted
CT UL ฀N U฀ SE฀ AD OP T �
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฀ 0 A RL AM EN TU L฀ �I ฀ # ON S ILI UL ฀N U ฀A P RO B � ฀ TE X TU L฀ COMUN
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฀ 0 A RL AM EN TU L฀ �I ฀ # ON S ILI UL ฀ AD OP T � ฀ ACTUL฀ � N ฀C ON F OR M I TA TE ฀ CU฀ TE X TU L฀ COMUN
It’s easy to get confused about which European body is which – especially when very different bodies have very similar names, such as these three ‘councils’.
฀E ste฀uşor฀să฀intri฀în฀încurcătură฀când฀trebuie฀să฀faci฀diferenţa฀între฀instituţiile฀europene฀– în฀special฀în฀cazul฀în฀care฀există฀instituţii฀foarte฀diferite฀cu฀nume฀foarte฀asemănătoare,฀ aşa฀cum฀este฀cazul฀acestor฀trei฀„consilii”.
I å This means the Heads of State or Government of all the EU countries, plus the President of the European Commission. It depends on the political system of each country whether their participant is the president and/or the prime minister.
Æ ฀ ฀฀acest฀consiliu฀este฀alcătuit฀din฀şei฀i฀de฀stat฀sau฀de฀guvern฀ai฀tuturor฀statelor฀membre฀ale฀UE฀şi฀ din฀preşedintele฀Comisiei฀Europene.฀în฀funcţie฀de฀sistemul฀politic฀al฀i฀ecărei฀ţări,฀participantul฀ la฀Consiliul฀European฀este฀preşedintele฀şi/sau฀primul฀ministru.฀în฀principiu,฀Consiliul฀European฀ se฀reuneşte฀de฀patru฀ori฀pe฀an฀pentru฀a฀dei฀ni,฀de฀comun฀acord,฀politica฀UE฀şi฀pentru฀a฀analiza฀ progresele฀Uniunii.฀Este฀organismul฀decizional฀la฀cel฀mai฀înalt฀nivel฀al฀Uniunii฀Europene,฀de฀ aceea฀reuniunile฀sunt฀numite฀în฀mod฀frecvent฀„reuniuni฀la฀nivel฀înalt”.
The Council meets regularly to take detailed decisions and to pass EU laws. A fuller description of its work is given later in this booklet.
O din฀miniştrii฀guvernelor฀tuturor฀statelor฀membre.฀Consiliul฀se฀reuneşte฀regulat฀pentru฀a฀lua฀ decizii฀detaliate฀şi฀a฀adopta฀legi฀europene.฀în฀paginile฀următoare,฀broşura฀oferă฀o฀descriere฀ mai฀cuprinzătoare฀a฀activităţii฀acestuia.
If it accepts any of these suggestions it will send the Council an amended proposal.
฀ în฀ ca z ul ฀ în฀ care฀ Parlamentul ฀s ol ic i tă ฀m o d ii ฀cări,฀
The consultation procedure is used in areas such as agriculture, taxation and competition.
Comisia฀va฀lua฀în฀considerare฀toate฀modii฀cările฀ pe฀care฀le฀sugerează฀Parlamentul.฀Dacă฀acceptă฀ oricare฀dintre฀aceste฀sugestii,฀Comisia฀va฀trimite฀ Consiliului฀o฀propunere฀modii฀cată.
Based on a proposal from the Commission, the Council consults Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
฀Procedura฀de฀consultare฀este฀utilizată฀în฀domenii฀ precum฀agricultura,฀impozitele฀şi฀concurenţa.฀Pe฀ baza฀unei฀propuneri฀din฀partea฀Comisiei,฀Consiliul฀consultă฀Parlamentul,฀Comitetul฀Economic฀şi฀ Social฀European฀şi฀Comitetul฀Regiunilor.
Under the consultation procedure, Parliament may:
Prin฀procedura฀de฀consultare,฀Parlamentul฀are฀ posibilitatea:
The decision ultimately rests with the Council, which either adopts the amended proposal or amends it further. In this procedure, as in all others, if the Council amends a Commission proposal it must do so unanimously.
Decizia฀i฀nală฀revine฀Consiliului,฀care฀adoptă฀pro- punerea฀modii฀cată฀sau฀îi฀aduce฀modii฀cări฀su- plimentare.฀Similar฀celorlalte฀proceduri,฀această฀ procedură฀prevede฀că,฀în฀cazul฀în฀care฀Consiliul฀ doreşte฀să฀modii฀ce฀o฀propunere฀a฀Comisiei,฀ este฀obligatorie฀unanimitatea.
• approve the Commission proposal,
•฀să฀aprobe฀propunerea฀Comisiei, •฀să฀o฀respingă฀sau •฀să฀solicite฀modii฀cări.
The EU’s interpreters play a vital role in its work.
In te r p re ţii ฀ j oa că฀ un ฀ ro l฀e s en ţia l฀ în฀ f un cţ io na re a฀ Uniunii฀Europene.
Hans-Gert Pöttering was elected President of the EP in 2007 and is to hold that post until the 2009 elections.
Hans-Gert฀Pöttering฀a฀fost฀ales฀preşedinte฀al฀ PE฀în฀2007฀şi฀va฀ocupa฀această฀funcţie฀până฀la฀ alegerile฀din฀2009.
The European Parliament has three places of work: Brussels (Belgium), Luxembourg and Strasbourg (France).
฀Parlamentul฀European฀îşi฀desfăşoară฀activitatea฀ în฀trei฀sedii:฀Bruxelles฀(Belgia),฀Luxemburg฀şi฀ Strasbourg฀(Franţa).
Elections are held every five years, and every EU citizen is entitled to vote, and to stand as a candidate, wherever they live in the EU. Parliament thus expresses the democratic will of the Union’s nearly 500 million citizens and it represents their interests in discussions with the other EU institutions.
฀U ฀฀฀C alegerile฀au฀loc฀o฀dată฀la฀cinci฀ani฀şi฀i฀ecare฀ce- tăţean฀UE฀are฀dreptul฀de฀a฀vota฀şi฀de฀a฀candida,฀ indiferent฀unde฀locuieşte฀în฀UE.฀astfel,฀Parla-mentul฀exprimă฀voinţa฀democratică฀a฀celor฀apro-ximativ฀500฀de฀milioane฀de฀cetăţeni฀ai฀Uniunii฀ şi฀le฀reprezintă฀interesele฀în฀discuţiile฀cu฀alte฀ instituţii฀UE.฀
The latest elections were in June 2004. Parliament has 785 members from all 27 EU countries.
Cele฀mai฀recente฀alegeri฀au฀avut฀loc฀în฀iunie฀ 2004.฀Parlamentul฀are฀785฀de฀membri฀din฀toate฀ cele฀27฀de฀state฀membre฀UE.฀
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) do not sit in national blocks, but in EU-wide political groups. Between them, they represent all views on political issues and European integration, from the strongly pro-federalist to the openly Eurosceptic.
Membrii฀Parlamentului฀European฀(MPE)฀nu฀sunt฀ grupaţi฀în฀funcţie฀de฀ţările฀de฀origine,฀ci฀de฀ai฀ni- tăţile฀politice฀la฀nivelul฀UE.฀La฀nivelul฀grupurilor฀ politice฀de฀care฀aparţin,฀ei฀reprezintă฀toate฀punctele฀de฀vedere฀cu฀privire฀la฀aspectele฀politice฀şi฀ integrarea฀europeană,฀de฀la฀adepţii฀convinşi฀ai฀ federalismului฀până฀la฀euroscepticii฀fervenţi.
Independence/Democracy (IND/DEM) 24
Grupul Independenţă şi Democraţie ID 24
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) 104
Grupul Alianţei Liberalilor şi Democraţilor pentru Europa ALDE 104
Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) 42
GrupulVerzilor/Alianţa Europeană LiberalăVerts/ALE 42
European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (EPP-ED) 278
Grupul Partidului Popular European (Creştin-Democrat) şi al Democraţilor Europeni PPE-DE 278
Socialist Group (PES) 216
Grupul Socialist din Parlamentul European PSE 216
Union for Europe of the Nations (UEN) 44
Grupul Uniunea pentru Europa Naţiunilor UEN 44
Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty Group (ITS) 23
Grupul Identitate,Tradiţie, Suveranitate ITS 23
European United Left- Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) 41
Grupul Confederal al Stângii Unite Europene /Stânga Verde Nordică GUE/NGL 41
Non-attached members (NI) 13
Independenţi şi locuri vacante temporar IN 13
The most common procedure for adopting (i.e. passing) EU legislation is ‘codecision’ (see above: ‘How the EU takes decisions’). This procedure places the European Parliament and the Council on an equal footing, and it applies to legislation in a wide range of fields. fields.
Procedura฀obişnuită฀de฀adoptare฀(adică฀de฀apro-bare)฀a฀legislaţiei฀UE฀este฀„codecizia”฀(a฀se฀ve-dea฀în฀paginile฀anterioare:฀„Procesul฀decizional฀ în฀cadrul฀UE”).฀această฀procedură฀acordă฀putere฀ de฀decizie฀egală฀Parlamentului฀European฀şi฀Con- siliului฀şi฀se฀aplică฀pentru฀legislaţia฀dintr-o฀gamă฀ largă฀de฀domenii.
In some fields (for example agriculture, economic policy, visas and immigration), the Council alone legislates, but it has to consult Parliament. In addition, Parliament’s assent is required for certain important decisions, such as allowing new countries to join the EU.
U în฀anumite฀domenii฀(spre฀exemplu฀agricultura,฀ politica฀economică,฀vizele฀şi฀imigrarea),฀hotărâ-rile฀revin฀exclusiv฀Consiliului,฀dar฀acesta฀are฀obli-gaţia฀de฀a฀consulta฀Parlamentul.฀De฀asemenea,฀ avizul฀conform฀al฀Parlamentului฀este฀obligatoriu฀ pentru฀anumite฀decizii฀importante,฀ca฀de฀exemplu฀aderarea฀unor฀noi฀state฀la฀UE.
Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament.
Hans-Gert฀Pöttering,฀președintele฀Parlamentului฀ European.
Parliament exercises democratic supervision over the other EU institutions in several ways.
Parlamentul฀îndeplineşte฀trei฀funcţii฀principale.
Throughout its term of office, the Commission remains politically accountable to Parliament, which can pass a ‘motion of censure’ requiring the Commission’s mass resignation.
La฀începutul฀mandatului฀unei฀noi฀Comisii,฀mem-brii฀acesteia฀sunt฀desemnaţi฀de฀guvernele฀sta-telor฀membre฀UE,฀dar฀nu฀pot฀i฀numiţi฀fără฀apro-barea฀Parlamentului.฀Parlamentul฀intervievează฀ iecare฀membru฀în฀parte,฀inclusiv฀potenţialul฀ preşedinte฀al฀Comisiei,฀şi฀votează฀aprobarea฀ Comisiei฀ca฀un฀întreg.
More generally, Parliament exercises control by regularly examining reports sent to it by the Commission (the annual general report, reports on the implementation of the budget, etc.).
Pe฀durata฀întregului฀mandat,฀Comisia฀răspunde฀ politic฀în฀faţa฀Parlamentului,฀care฀poate฀prezenta฀ o฀„moţiune฀de฀cenzură”฀prin฀care฀să฀solicite฀ demisia฀în฀masă฀a฀Comisiei.฀
Moreover, MEPs regularly ask the Commission questions which the commissioners are legally required to answer.
2.฀ Parlamentul฀exercită฀controlul฀democratic฀ asupra฀celorlalte฀instituţii฀UE,฀în฀special฀asupra฀Comisiei.฀Parlamentul฀deţine฀puterea฀de฀ a฀aproba฀sau฀de฀a฀respinge฀comisarii฀nominalizaţi฀şi฀are฀dreptul฀de฀a฀cere฀întregii฀Comisii฀ să฀demisioneze.
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aceste฀trei฀funcţii฀sunt฀detaliate฀în฀continuare.
Parliament can exercise further democratic control by examining petitions from citizens and setting up committees of inquiry.
Parlamentul฀poate฀extinde฀controlul฀democratic฀ prin฀examinarea฀cererilor฀trimise฀de฀cetăţeni฀şi฀ îniinţarea฀unor฀comitete฀de฀investigare.
A poster calling on Luxembourgers to vote in the first direct elections to the European Parliament in 1979.
Parlamentul฀şi฀Consiliul฀stabilesc฀împreună฀bu-getul฀anual฀al฀UE.฀Parlamentul฀dezbate฀proiectul฀ de฀buget฀în฀două฀lecturi฀succesive,฀dar฀bugetul฀ nu฀intră฀în฀vigoare฀decât฀după฀semnarea฀de฀către฀ preşedintele฀Parlamentului.
å The plenary session. Each year, 12 fourday plenary sessions are held in Strasbourg and six two-day sessions are held in Brussels.
Æ ฀฀ ฀S฀e฀s฀i฀u฀n฀e฀a฀฀ ฀p฀l฀e฀n฀a฀r฀ă฀.฀฀în฀ iecare฀ an,฀ 12฀ sesiuni฀plenare฀a฀câte฀patru฀zile฀au฀loc฀la฀ Strasbourg฀ şi฀ şase฀ sesiuni฀ a฀ câte฀ două฀
At these sessions, Parliament examines proposed legislation and votes on amendments before deciding on the text as a whole.
฀m zile฀au฀loc฀la฀Bruxelles.฀în฀cadrul฀acestor฀ ฀C฀u฀m฀฀฀e฀s฀t฀e฀฀฀o฀r฀g฀a฀n฀i฀z฀a฀t฀ă฀฀฀a฀c฀t฀i฀v฀i฀t฀a฀t฀e฀a฀฀ sesiuni,฀Parlamentul฀examinează฀propunerile฀
Other agenda items may include Commission ‘communications’ setting out its intentions in a particular sphere, or questions to the Commission or Council about what is going on in the EU or the wider world.
legislative฀şi฀votează฀modiicările฀înainte฀de฀a฀ lua฀o฀decizie฀cu฀privire฀la฀întregul฀text.
å Preparing for the plenary session. MEPs debate the Commission’s proposals in committees that specialise in particular areas of EU activity and on the basis of a report prepared by one of the committee members, the so-called ‘rapporteur’.
alte฀subiecte฀de฀discuţie฀de฀pe฀agendă฀pot฀cu- activitatea฀Parlamentului฀se฀împarte฀în฀două฀ etape฀principale.
The report gives the background and the pros and cons of the proposal.
prinde฀„comunicările”฀Comisiei฀prin฀care฀aceas-
One minister from each EU country Rotates every six months
฀ L a฀Bruxelles฀(Belgia),฀cu฀excepţia฀lunilor฀aprilie,฀iunie฀şi฀ octombrie฀(Luxemburg)
The Council is the EU’s main decisionmaking body.
Æ Justiţie฀şi฀afaceri฀Interne,
Like the European Parliament, the Council was set up by the founding Treaties in the 1950s.
฀Consiliul฀este฀principalul฀organ฀de฀decizie฀al฀UE.฀ La฀fel฀ca฀Parlamentul฀European,฀Consiliul฀a฀fost฀ îni฀inţat฀prin฀tratatele฀fundamentale฀în฀anii฀‘50.฀ Consiliul฀reprezintă฀statele฀membre,฀iar฀la฀reu- niuni฀participă฀un฀ministru฀din฀i฀ecare฀guvern฀al฀ statelor฀UE.
It represents the member states, and its meetings are attended by one minister from each of the EU’s national governments.
Æ Forţă฀de฀muncă,฀Politică฀Socială,฀Sănătate฀şi฀